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CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1862.
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YATES,
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IV I L L I A M J
KOITOH AM) IT.OPU1KTOR.
5 2 IN ADVANCE.
j CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT.
' Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. President.
Alex II Stephens of Georgia, Vice President.
J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary of State.
G. W. Randolph, of Virginia. Secretary of War.
C. G. Meinminger, of South Carolina, Secretary
; of the Treasury.
i S. R. Mallory, of Florida, Secretary of the Navy.
' Thos. II. Watts, of Alabama, Chief of the Dcpart
! mrnt of Justice or Attorney General.
J. II. Reagan, of Texas, Postmaster General.
jg- Transient advcrti-enitnts niiift be paid for in
advance.
tiif Advrti.-emi-nt. not mark d on the manuscript
or i spcrliic time, will be inserted until forbid, and
rhar-'fd acrordinjily.
! MEMBERS OP THE FIRST PERMANENT
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.
NORTH CAROLINA,
AI.ARAMA.
m L Ynncy,
Clement C Clay.
ARKANSAS.
Robert W Johnson,
A STATEMENT
of the killed, uound.d and captured in thr sec- ; Charles R Mitchell
eral latttrs and other inyayrments ii the
FKl'KKAL "SUCCKSSKS.
D;ites
I SO I
Duties.
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3
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v rz k c
i i I
Jiiii.- ?. f'lniii.ii, 7 20 j lj
Juuc 18 ioonrillft, 4 2 50 - 9j
Julv 12 Ci. h Mountain 4.V 05 20 50 j
July 13 St. (icurjje, j:t' 5o0 4 10-
An 2-" Hatteras, 12!...... 001
tlrl 2! Frfdrricktowii I I
Nor 7 Port Kov.il, 12 -,0; 8 23
Die 3 Diaiuiviilc, 43; 1431 8 50 100,
Total. l.sJ 27.s'l24!! 20?!
CON I KI K H ATE l' 'CESS ES.
FLORIDA.
A E Maxwell,
J M Raker.
GEORGIA.
Renjamin II Hill,
John W Lewis.
LOUISIANA.
Edward Sparrow,
T J Semtnes.
MISSISSIPPI.
Albert G Rrown,
James I'helan
VIRGINIA.
R M T Hunter,
George Davis,
Win T Dortch.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Robert W Barnwell,
James L Orr.
TENNESSEE.
Langdon C Haynes,
Gustavus A Henry.
TEXAS.
Louis T Wigfall,
W S Oldham.
KENTUCKY.
II C Burnett,
William E Simms.
MISSOURI.
John R Clark,
R S Y Peyton.
Total number, 2G.
HOUSE.
Thomas S. IJotocK, Speaker.
Dates
Baltics.
a
s
7 David Clopton,
8 James L Pugh,
!l E S Dargan.
Frli 10 San Antonio,
Mir 12 Foil Brown,
A;l 3 Fart Sumtfr,
A pi 15 Fort Miss,
A pi 20 Indianola,
Mv 1! Sew-!l"s Point,
Hay 31,Faiirs II.,
June 1 ; Aqnia t.'n-ek,
June 5' Pij's Point,
June lO Grrnt bVtliel,
June 1G Vipiinft,
June 17 K.ui-as City,
J inr 13 Ni- Creek,
Juut 26 Koinuey,
Junr 27 Ma:!iias Point,
July 2 llaviir-vill'',
Julv 5 Carthagr,
July 1 7 . Soary Ci eck,
July la Hull linn,
July 2 I j M.mas-a.,
July 25'Mesilla,
July 23 Fort Stanton,
Au lu Springfield,
Aug 15 Mathias Point,
Aug 20 Hawks' Ne.t.
Aij 27 Bailer's X Kds
Auf 27 Cross Lane,
JSrpt 3 l!i "n-ek,
S.-pl 10 Cl.iuley,
Sept 1 1 1 Lew insville.
Spt lliToncv's t'retdv
S-pt 20 Lexington,
Spt 25 Alani"sa,
I Steam'r Fanti v
3 . reen liner,
5 (L icamaroni'o
9 .Santa K.xa,
13 Mi!. Passe,
IB lljlivar,
21 Le"l)'irg,
C Ridiuont,
8 Pik.ton,
9 Hiivandotte,
r- Ppfon Hill.
Is'FuIls Church,
22 Pensarola,
2(5 .Near Vienna.
I I A n.indalr,
13Al!eh.iuy.
1 7 Woo.lii n ville.
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ALAR AM A.
I Thomas J Foster, fi W Chilton,
XJ Wm R Smith,
3 John P Ralls,
4 J L M Curry,
a r rancis o Jyon,
ARKANSAS.
1 Ftdix J Ralson, 3 Augustus II Garland,
2 Grandison D Royster, 4 Tlios R Hanly.
FLORIOA.
1 James R Huwkins, 2 Hilton.
GEORGIA.
1 Julian Ilartridge,
2 C J Mniiiierlyn.
li Iiines Il.dt,
4 A II Kenan,
5 David W Lewis,
1 Alfred Rovd.
2 John W Crockett,
3 II E Read.
4 George W Ewing,
. J S Chrisman,
( T L Rurnatt,
H William W Clark,
7 Robt P Trippe,
8 L J Gartrell,
9 Hardy Strickland,
10 A R Wright.
KENTUCKY.
7 II W Rruce,
8 S S Sett,
9 E M Rruce,
10 J W Moore.
11 R J Breckinridge, Jr.,
12 John M Elliott.
LOUISIANA,
1 Charles J Villicre, 4 Lucien J Dupre,
2 Charles M Conrad, 5 John V Lewis,
3 Duncan F Kenner, 6 John Perkins, Jr.
Mississippi.
5 II C Chambers,
O R Singleton,
7 E Barksdale.
1 John J McRae,
2 S W Clnpp,
3 Reuben Davis,
4 Israel Welch.
MISSOURI.
5 W W Cook,
120.3500
45
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2.S Sacramento,
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1 John Ilyer.J
2 Casper W Bell,
3 George W Yest,
4 A H Conrew,
NORTH CAROLINA
1 W X II Smith,
2 Robert R Rridgers,
3 Owen R Kenan,
4 T D McDowell,
5 Archibald Arlington,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
1 W W Boyce. 4 John McQueen,
2 W Porcher Miles, .5 James Farrar,
3 M L Bouham, 0 L M Ager.
TENNESSEE.
7 G W Jones,
8 Thomas Menees,
! J D C Adkins,
10 Bullock.
G Thos W Freeman,
7 Thos A Harris.
6 Thomas S Ashe,
7 James R McLean,
8 William Lander,
i) B S Gaither,
10 A T Davidson.
7j14 8777
i 1 J T II. ik. II,
;-,'. ! 2 W G Swain.,
J5 ! 3 W II T4bs,
j 4 E L (Jardeiisbiro,
""g 5 IIS Foote,
loo t M P Gentry.
18 j
1 John A Wilcox,
2 Peter W Giav,
1 1 David M Currin.
TEXAS.
4 Wm B Wright,
5 Malcolm Graham,
Killed
Wo unded.
ItECUMTl l.A riOS.
Coaled, losses.
1.120
3.034
1,477
Fed. lo.-C.
-i 1
7.S21
3 Claiborne C Herbert, C B r Sexton.
Total
21 0u3
SAMUl'l. l. SMITH,
AtloiiK-y ('(iiiixlor at L:ut,
CHARLOTTE, N C,
Vill attend prmtl; nd diliy-ntly to colltcting a r.d
1 M R II Garnett,
j 2 John R Chanibliss,
3 James Lyons,
I 4 Roger A Prj-or.
5 Thomas S Bocock,
; Ct John Goode. Jr,
7 James P H'dcombe,
8 Dan l C D. jainette,
Total number 10.
VIRGINIA.
D William Smith.
10 Al.-x R Boteler.
11 John B Baldwin,
12 Walter R Staples,
13 Walter Preston,
14 Albert G Jenkins,
15 Uohi-rt Johnson,
1G Charles W Russell.
GOVERNMENT OP NORTH CAROLINA.
Henry T. Clark. Governor ex officio. Salary
$3,000 per annum.
Special attention jjiven to the writing of Deeds, Cou- Pulaski Cowper, Secretary to the Governor. Sal-
remiuinjr all clsinn intrusted to hi. care.
Ttfvancus. Jfcc.
py Paring hours of hiisinviJ. mav lie found in the
Court Hous-c, t)i!5c No. I,
Jannarv 10. 102
ailjoinii; the clerk's oflice.
J. A. FOX,
.ttomoy zt Law,
CHAULOTTK, N. C.
t; kxkhai. cou.ectixg ackst.
urnri. over the Pniij Store,
January I, ls.;.
Irwin's corner.
If
It. W. RKCKWITH
Has constantly M hnnd
WATCHES. JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C.,
Of the hest KnprlUh and American manufacturers.
Call and examine l.U stock Wfore j.nrchaf ing elsewhere.
atch crviU iut in for 25 cents each.
Jauuary, 1802 v
John T. Butler,
PRACTICAL
"Watch antl Clock 'laker, Jew
filer, tVc,
Opposite Kerr's Hotel, Vhmh,tte7 A. C.
(Late with R. W. Deckwith.)
Tine Wsilclies, Clock Jt Jtnvrlrj,
arv. exclusive of ft is, $300.
Rufus II . Page, Secretary of State. Salary $800.
Daniel W. Courts, Treasurer. Salary $2,000.
W. R- Hichardson, chief clerk to the Treasurer.
Salary S 1.200.
II. ifrogdcii. Comptroller. Salary $1,000,
Oliver II Perry, Librarian.
Tl,e Council f State is composed of the following
gentlemen: Council ooten of Leimir, President, j
John W Cunningham of Person, David Murphy ;
of Cumberland. Win A Ferguson of Bertio, J F
G raves of Surry. J J Long of Northampton. W i
L Hillard of Buncombe. !
Governor's Aids Hon Danl M Barringer, Spier j
Wiiitaker. j
Literary Boaku Henry T Clark, President ex j
officii"; Arcii'd Henderson of Rowan, Jas R Gor- I
don of Wilkes, Win J Yates of Mecklenburg. i
Internal Improvement Bo.i:i Ilenr' T Clark j
President ex officio; James Fulton of New Han- j
over, X M Long of Halifax,
The General Assembly commence its session on
the third Monday of November every alternate -eur.
The next election fer members, and for Governor, '
will be held on the first Thursday of August, 1SG2.
ffh WfKifm ipmftfrnt' THE BATTLE OP SHILOH. j and Lick Creeks but one. Nearly all of his field nearly im hour, but no effort to follow was made,
KJIJ I XV I H I I U AJ i v i U I. ; Synopst Qf Gen Beau regard's Official Jirjort. j ""Hciy, about thirty flags, olors and Biand-.i and only a Small detachment ol horsemen could bo
aiup, utr o,imw prisoners, including a division seen si a uistance from tbu laat position, wearily
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The Democrat will be diicontinucd to all tubstri
bert at the expiration of the time for which it i paid.
Those who want to continue must renew before or at the ex-
piralion of their lime. The dunning business ts unpleasant.
and we do not want to engage in il again. Those who are in
arrears, and whose papers have been discontinued, will ob
lige us if they will pay up without putting us to further
trouble about it.
IF hare adopted the cash system not because we are
afraid to trust our old patrons, but because cash is requir
ed for printing materials and evertthing else that we buy.
North Carolinians in the Rattle of
Williamsburg. The North Carolina soldiers j
have no trumpeters in Virginia to sound their j
praise like other troops, but it is certainly not be-;
cause they are less deserving or less courageous, j
When tho first accounts of a battle appear, you i
see no mention made of a North Carolina company j
or regiment, but when the smoke clears away and J
praise is exhausted on the Virginia, South Caroli- j Johnston was promptly complied
na and Mississippi or Texas troops, the facts show
who did the fighting, and always show that the
North Carolinians are behind none in daring deeds
and hard fighting. At the battle of Williamsburg
week before last, it appears that North Carolinians
sustained the brunt of the fight and behaved as
gallantly as any troops ever did. The Kllis Artil
lery Company, commanded by Capt. Manly of
Raleigh, kept a whole Division of the enemy at
bay for some time and dealt them a destructive
blow. The 5th and 23d North Carolina Regi
ments, the first commanded by Col. McRae, the
latter by Col. Hoke, were in the fight and behaved
well especially is the .rth spoken of now in eulo
gistic terms. The Richmond Whig, in a notice
of the battle, says :
"Early's brigade was ordered by Major General 1
Hill to charge a battery on the enemy s right wing
posted in a strong redoubt and supported by a
brigade of infantry and a reserve of cavalry. The
Regiments at the time under the command of Gen
Early, were the 24th and 33d Virginia and the
5th and 23d North Carolina. Owing to the diffi
culty of getting through the wcods, only two of
these Regiments, the 24th Virginia and 5th N.
Carolina were engaged in the charge. These were
led by Gen. Early, who received one severe and
one slight wound, and whose horse was shot thro'
the head but both rider and horse bore up nobly
and both are in a fair way of recover. The two
regiments succeeded in driving the enemy from
their position, but the havoc in their ranks was so
great that they were ordered by Gen. Hill to re
tire. An idea may be formed of the intrcpedity
of these gallant regiments, and the hot work in
which they were engaged, from the fact that,
though unitedly numbering only about 1,100 men,
they sustained a loss of over 400. The North
Carolina regiment that went into the fight num
bered 410, c:: me out with only 125. Of 22 com
missioned officers 10 were killed and 7 wounded.
There have bec.i no heavier casualties in the whole
war than this noble regiment sustained. Lieut.
Col. Badham was either killed or fell into the
hands of the enemy badly wounded. Captains
Rrookfield, Mullins, West and Garrett were killed.
Captains Jonas and Lee were wounded. Colonel
Mcllae was in the thickest of the fight and nobly
sustained the character for valor which he has
heretofore borne. Lieut. Col. Badham and Major
Sinclair conducted themselves heroically--the
hitter's horse being killed under him. Indeed all,
officers and men, illustrated the character of the
OH North State for the steadiest and truest cour
age." The above dees nothing moie than justice to
the brave soldiers of the 5th Regiment, though it
did not appear in the Richmond Whi until more
than a week after the battle. We learn that the
Regiment rushed to the charge through an open
field, which probably accounts for the great loss.
Owing to an oversight, wc neglected to
publish last week a notice of the organization of
the fifty-third Regiment of N. C. troops. William
A. Owens, of Charlotte, was elected Colonel; Jas.
T. Morchend, Jr, of Guilford, Jicut. Colonel, and
James J. Iredell, of Raleigh, Major.
Capt. Wm. J. Martin, of the 28th Regiment,
(formerly Professor of Chemistry at Chapel Hill,)
has been elected Major of the
in place of Eliason, declined.
ties in the way of an effective organization, de
layed the movements until the night of the 2d
inst., when it was heard from a reliable quarter
that the junction of the enemy's armies was near
at hand; it was then, at a late hour, determined
that the attack should be attempted at once, in
complete and imperfect as were our preparation
for such a gravo and momentous adventure. Ac
cordingly that night, at 1 o'clock A. M., the pre
liminary orders to the commanders of corps were
issued for the movement.
On the following morning the detailed orders of
movement were issued, and the movement, after
some delay, commenced, the troops being in ad
mirable spirits. It was expected we should be
able to reach the enemy's lines in time to attack
them early on the 5th inst. The men, however,
for the most part, were unused to marching, the
roads narrow, and traversing a densely wooded
country, became almost impassable after a severe
rain storm on the night of the 4th, which drenched
the troops in bivouac; hence our forces did not
reach the intersection of the roads from Pittsburg
and Hamburg, in the immediate vicinity of the
enemy, until late Saturday afternoon.
It was then decided that the attack should be
made on the next morning, at the earliest hour
practicable, in accordance with the orders of move
ment that is, in three lines of battle; the first
and second extending from Owl creek on the left
to Dick creek on the right, a distance ot about
three miles, supported by the third and the re
serve. The first line, under Major-General Har
dee was constituted of his corps, augmented on his
right by Gladdcn's brigade, or Major (Jen. Rragg's
corps, dep!o3'ed in line of battle, with their re
spective artillery, following immediately by the
main road to Pittsburg and the cavalry in rear of
the wings. The second line, composed of the
other troops of Rragg's corps, followed the first at
a distance of five .hundred yards, in the same
order as the first. The army corps under Gen.
Polk followed the second line, at the distance of
about eight hundred yards, in lines of brigades,
deployed with their batteries in rear of each
brigade, moving by the Pittsburg road, the left
wing supported by cavalry; the reserves, under
Brigadier-General Breckinridge, followed closely
i the third line, in the same order, its rmht winir
Bethel Regiment, i gupported by cavalry.
Thoso two corps contained the reserve, and
! were to support the front lines of battle, by being
Salt. We learn from the Wilmington Journal j deployed when required en the right and left of
tne I'lttsburg road, or otnerwise act,
according to
Gcc. Beauregard dates his report Corinth, April
11, and commences by saying that he having re
ceived reliable information that the enemy's aim
Was to cut off hh 'communications in Western
Tennessee with the Eastern and Southern States,
he determined to foil the enemy's designs by con
centrating all his available forces at and around
Corinth. The report then states: j
jUaving called on the Governors of the States ;
of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, !
to furnish additional troops, some of them, chiefly
regiments from Louisiana, soon reached this
vicinity, and, with two divisions of Gen. Polk's
command from Columbus and a fine corps of troops
from Mobile and Pensacola, under Maj. Gen.
Bragg, constituted the Army of the Mississippi.
At the same time, Gen. Johnston being at Mur
frwesboro, on the march to form a junction of his
forces with mine, was called on to send at least a
brigade by railroad, so that we might fall on and
crush the enemy should he attempt an advance
from under his gunboats. The call on General
with. His en
tire force was also hastened in this direction, and
by the 1st of April our united forces were con
centrated along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
from Bethel to Corinth, and on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad from Corinth to Iuka.
It was then determined to assume the offensive
and strike a sudden blow at the enemy in position
under Gen. Grant, on the west bank of the Ten
nessee at Pittsburg and in the direction of Savan
nah, before he was reinforced by the army under
Gen. Buell, and known to be advancing for that
purpose by rapid marches from Nashville via
Columbia. About the same timeGen. Johnston
was advised that such an operation conformed to
the expectations of the President.
By a rapid and vigorous attack on Gen. Giant,
it was expected he would be beaten back into his
transports and the river or captured in time to
enable us to profit by the victory and remove to
the rear all the stores and munitions that would
full into our hands in such an event, before the
crrival of Gen. Buell's army on the scene. It
was never contemplated, however, to retain the
position thus gained, and abandon Corinth, the
strategetic points of the campaign.
Want of general officers needful for the proper
organization of divisions and brigadiers of an army
brought thus suddenly together, and other difficul-
prisoners, including a division seen at a distance trom tbu laitt position.
commanaer (lien. Prentiss) and several brigade observing our movements. .
commanders, thousands of small arms, an immense Arranging, through my staff officers, for the
supply of subsistence, forage and munitions of completion of the movementa thu began, Briga
war, and a large amount of means of transporta- j dicr General Breckenridge wai left with bis
tion all the substantial fruits of a complete command as a rear guard to hold the ground w
victory, such, indeed, as rarely have followed the J had occupied the night preceding the firat battle,
just in tront ot the intersection ot tne I'll ts burg
though
ted
a commanding
lauding,
the exigencies of the battle.
At 5 o'clock A. M., on the Glh.a nono'tering
party of the enemy having become engaged with
our advanced pickets, the commander of the forces
gave orders to begin the movement and attack
; as determined upon, except that Trabuc's brigade,
i of Breckinridge's Division, was detached and
advanced to support the left of Bragg's corps and
' line of battle, when menaced by the enemy, and
' the other two brigades were directed to advance
by the road to Hamburg, to support Bragg' right;
: and at the same time, Yancy's regiment, of Polk's
Toad to rotniorce
. j'.i i . . i
iiius.1 Butceftsiui oaiiies, ior never was an army so
well provided as that of our enemy.
The remnant of his army had been driven in
utter disoider to the immediate vicinity of Pitts
burg, under the shelter of the heavy guns of his
iron-clad gunboats, and we remained undisputed
masters of his well selected, admirably provided
cantonments, after over twelve huis of obstinate
conflict with his forces, who had been beaten from
them and the contiguous covert, but only by a
sustained onset of all the men we could bring iuto
action.
Our loss was heavy. Our Commander-in-Chief,
Gen. A. 8. Johnston, fell mortally wounded
and died on the field at 2:30 P. M., after having
shown the highest qualities of the commander,
and a personal intrepidity that inspired all around
him, and gave resistless impulsion to his columns
at critical moments.
The chief command then devolved unin me.
at the time I was greatly prostra-
and suffering from the prolonged sickness
S.CT" -
with which I had been afflicted since early in
February. The responsibility was one, which, in
my physical condition, I would have gladly avoid
ed, though cast upon me when our forces were
successfully pushing the enemy back upon the
Tcnnessc? River, and though supported ou the
immediate field by such corps commanders as
Major-Generals Polk, Bragg and Hardee and
Btigadicr General Breckinridge commanding the
reserve.
It was after G o'clock P. M. as before faid,
when the enemy s last position was carried, and
his forces finally broke and sought refuge behind
eminence, covering the Pittsburg
not more than halt a mile distant, and
under the guns of the gunboats, which opened on
our eager columns a fierce and annoying fire with
shot and shell of the heaviest description. Dark
ness was close at hand. Officers and men were
exhausted by a combat of over twelve hours with
out food, and jaded by the march of the preceding
day through mud and water, it was therefore im
possible to collect the rich and opportune spoils of
war scattered broadcast on the field left in our
possession, and impracticable to make any effective
dispositions for their removal to the rear.
I accordingly established my headquarters at
the Church of Shiloh, in the enemy's encampment,
with M;ij'r General Bragjj, a:id directed our
troops to sleep oh their arms, in such positions in
advance and rare as corps e( n:niaiidersM.shoud
determine, hoping from news received' by a'special
dispatch that delays had been encountered by
General Buell in his march from Columbia, and
that his main force, therefore, could not reach the
field of battle in time to save Gen. Grant's shat
tered fugitive forces from capture orScstruction
on the following day.
During the night the rain fell in torrents,
adding to the discomfort and harrassed condition
of the men. The enemy ,moreover, had broken ih i
rest by a discharge, at measured intervals, of
heavy shells thrown from the gunboats; therefore,
on the following morning the troops uiukr my.
command were not in condition to cope with an
equal force of fresh troops armed and equiped like
our adversary, in the immediate possession of his
depots and sheltered by such an auxiliary as the
enemy's gunboats. 4 '
About six o'clock on the morning of the 7th of
April, however, a hot fire of musketry and artille
ry, opened from the enemy's ejuartcr on our ad
vanced line, assured me of the junction of his
forces, and soon the Battle raged with a fury
which satisfied me I was attaked by a largely
superior force. But from the onset, our troops,
notwithstanding their fatigue and losses from the
battle of the day before, exhibited the most cheer
ing, vcteranlike steadiness. On the right and
centre the enemy was repulsed in every attempt he
made with his heavy columns in that quarter of
the field ; on the left however, and nearest to the
point of arrival of his reinforcements he drove
forward line after line of his fresh troopx, which
were met with resolution and courage of which
our country may be proudly hopeful. Again and
aga'ui our troops were brought to the charge, in
variably to win the position at issue, invariably to
drive back their he. But hour by hour thus op
posed to an enemy constantly reinforced, our rank
wpre perceptibly thinned under the unceasing,
withering fire of the enemy, and by 12 meridian,
18 hours of hard fighting, had sensibly exhausted
a large number, my last reserves had necessarily
been disposed of, and the enemy was evidently
reccvin fresh reinforcements after each repuKe ;
accordingly, about 1 J. M , I determined to with
draw from so unequal a conflict, securing sue!: of
the results-of jhc victory of the day before as was
then practicable.
Officers of my Staff were immediately dispatched
with the necessary orders to' make the best dis
positions for a deliberate, orderly withdrawal from
the field, and to collect and pot a reserve to meet
the enemy, should he attempt tu push al':er us.
In this connection I will mention particularly my
AdjutaDt General, Col. Jordan, who was of much
assistance to nie on this occasion, as he had already
been on the field of battle ou that and tho pre.ed
ing day.
About two o'clock, p. m., the Ikies in advance,
and Hamburg roads, about four tulles from the
foruiei place, while the rest of the army passed to
tho rear in excellent order.
On toe following day, General Brcckenridgo fell
hack about three miles to Mickey's, which posi
tion we continued to hold with our cavalry thrown
considerably forward in immediate) proximity to
the battle field.
Unfortunately, towards night o the 7th inst., it
began to rain heavily ; this continued throghout
the night; the roads became almost impassable in
many places, and much hardship and suffering
now ensued before all the regiments reached their
encampments. But despite the heavy casualties
of the two eventful days of the 6th and 7th April,
this almy is more confident of ultimate success
than before its encounter with the enemy.
To give more in detail, the operations cf the
two battles rosulttng from the movement on Pitts
burg, than now attempted, must have delayed this
report for weeks and interfered materially with the
important duties of my position ; but I may be
permitted to say, that not only did the obstinate
conflict for twelve hours, on Sunday, leave tho
Confederate Army masters of the battle field, and
our adversary beaten, but wc left that field on the
next day only after eight hours incessant battle,
with a superior army of fresh troops, whom we had
repulsed in every attack on our lines so repulsed
and crippled, indeed, as to leave it unable to take
the field, for the campaign for which it was col
lected and equipped at such enormous expense,
and with such profusion of all the appliances of
war. These successful results were not achieved,
however, as before said without severe loss, a loss ,
not to be measured by the number of tho slain or
wounded, but by the high socisl and persons!
worth of so large a number of those who were kill
ed or disabled, including the commander of the
forces, whose high qualities will be greatly misned
in the momentous campaign impending.
The report then mentions the gallant part taken
in the action by Generals Cheatham, Clark, Hind
man, B. R Johnston and Bowcn, and further says:
To mention the many field officers who died or
were wounded, while gallantly leading their com
mands into action, and the many brilliant instan
ces of individual courage, displayed in he twenty
hours of buttle, is impossible at this time1; but
their names will be duly made known to their
countrymen.
Further on the report says:
From this agreeable duty,' I turn to one in the
highest degree unpleasant one due, however, to
the brave men under nie as a contrast to the
behavior of most of the army who fought so
heroically. 1 allude to the fact that some officers,
non-commissioned officers and men, abandoned
their colors early on the first day to pillage the
captured encampments; others retired shamofully
from the field ou both days.
The report concludes:
It remains to state that our loss in tho two days
in killed outright was 1,725, wounded 8,012,
missing 950 making an aggregate of casualties
of 10,099.
This sad list tells in simple language of the
atout fight made by our countrymen in front of
the rude log chapel of Shiloh, especially when it
is known that on Monday, from exhsnstion and
other causes, not twenty thousand ncn on our
side could be brought into servico.
Of the losses of the enemy I have no exact
knowledge. Their casualties cannot have fallen
many short of 20,000 in killed, wounded and
prisoners.
Through information derived from msny sources
our army engaged on Sunday at least 45,000 of
the cneiny, and on Monday 53,000 at least.
In connection with the results of the battle, I
should state that the most of our men who had
inferior arms exchanged them for the improved
arms of the enemy. Also, that most of the
properly, public and personal in the camp from
which the enemy was driven on Sunday, was ren
dered useless or greatly damaged, except some of
the tents.
North Carolina
MUTUAL LIFE IXSUKANCE COMPANY.
This Company, the oldest nn4 most reliable ill the .
State, insures white persons for a term of years or e ,ua(Je j0 gn-ht for the COUUtry or leave it. Re
uuiinjr luuiiiiuance oi nie, on mouerate term., fiuifs
insured, for nn nr fivo vtrc Cii- tirnliinls of thpir
ofevery description, Repaired and Warranted for 12 market value. For insurance apnlv to
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that a company has leased a salt marsh in Bladen
couuty, and will commence the manufacture of
salt immediately. The marsh covers about thirty
acres of ground, and during a dry season the salt
is seen on the grass and around the edges of the
marsh.
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Hon. Wm. A. Graham publishes a card in
the Raleigh Standard declining to be a candidate
for Governor. He is ene of the old politicians of
the State, and we are glad he has dccliued, for we
think the great mass of the people are tired of
voting for such gentlemen. Mr Graham has saved
himself and friends the mortification of a defeat.
The Qcakkrs. The North Carolina Conven
tion passed an Ordinance to exempt Quakers from
military duty, on the payment of one hundred
dollars. It is said that the Quakers, generally,
are abolitionists, and we suppose it is true. There
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kill, indigent on.v nA ;tht Vpt.1v Soon satisfied that no : that a Mr Moore, in Liocolnton, is roanulactunng,
Thev receive the protection of our laws and -enjoy ' and gallantry, by the seveiel corps commanders, ; 6erious pursuit would be attempted this last line , in jar, humble way this much needed article. He
i ley receive tne pro ec o ; tbe d 6tand with hU : wa8 wi(hdrawn, and never did troops leave a bat- obta.n, the "card clothing from cotton factories,
the benefits afforded to all alike, and they sbouia , j , Mn itraw er M and extracting the teeth, re-sets them in leather
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f" i:iiuiiii ui itriiYC iki w i i a i : t i i f A warn
0. j , jkne an Airjine avaiancne our iroops moveu ; into rants aua marcneu .
liointiH Rorunles. when pleaded to shield a man fnr.nrj ,iac:. Jotprmined reaistanca of the ' ctnnA mnrn steadily by their
from bein made Jo perform his duty like other enemy, until after 8 o'clock P. M., when we were ! strong position was taken up about a mile in rear,
people, ought not to be respected at any time. j in possession of all his encampments between Owl j where the approach of the enemy was awaited for
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the regiment of cavalry and battery of four piece, , wnicu nau repuweu me nemy in ineir u-.
1 alr4,. I. C -,1 n.nnl, anil irllnril tlrtpr't. '. 3S ault 0:1 our left and centre, received the orders
j Banner's and Dorian's Fords, of Lock Creek.
; Thirty minutes after 5 o'clock A. M., our lines
and columns were in motion, all animated
' evidently by a promising spirit. The- front line
was engaged at once, but advanced steadily,
. tViMin-A.) I r.Arf o-itli on nil resolution and
: steadiness by the other lines, which were brought woods beyond for a while, but upon no visible ; state last neck, while speaking of cotton cards,
to retire; this was done with uncommon steadiness,
and the enemy made no attempt Id follow.
The line of troops established to cover this
movement, had been disposed on a favorable
ridge eommanding the ground of Sliitah church ;
frnm tliia nncitwin nnr nrtillerv Ttlaved UDOn the
JUsS" The County of Anson has, by an order of
a majority of the Magistrates, issued Script, of the
denominations of 84, S2, 81, 75c, 50c, 25c, and
ten cents, receivable in the payment of taxes for
couuty purposes, signed by the Chairman and
Clerk of the County Court. The Court having
only authorized the issuing of an amount sufficient
to meet tho expenses of the families of volunteers
provided for by the county, and when paid into
the County Treasury to be cancelled, guarantees
the public against an excessive issue, and makes
them equivalant to specie in the payment of county
taxes; there . being a tax already laid to meet
them. Waifisfjoro' A rout.
j We doubt the propriety of the course of tbe
i Anson county antUoriticil, and are inclined to tho
l opinion that it is illegal.
! Tin: Thhf.b Fhkncii Officers. Capt. Alfred
j Cipriani, and Lieuts. Victor Vilquoria and Maau
; riff de Beaumont, who recently made their es-
cape from the Federal army of the Potomac, have
i been assigned to duty as aids to Gen. Beauregard
' at Corinth. Previous to their appointment tbey
; were thoroughly tested upon their military educa
; tio; and their manners, together with the
testimony of others as to their character, snf-
ficicntly proved their sincerity .I.'uhmond E
j quire r.
Cotton Calms Auain. We omitted to
those who had for hand cards. He sells the cards at cl per pair.
colors. A second i The misfortune is, he cannofsupply tbe demand:
but the hint here given may lead others to tuak
cards in the same way. Salisbury Watchman.
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